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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Oct 3, 2010 7:24pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: China > Rider |
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Poster: | ringolevio | Date: | Oct 5, 2010 4:52am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: China > Rider |
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Poster: | Diamondhead | Date: | Oct 4, 2010 12:51pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: China > Rider |
I've always wanted to ask this question. Is there a lead guitar gene? Mr. Bob stood next to one of greatest guitarists in history, and nothing rubbed off. Why is that? I think he's mind-boggling good at rhythm, but... Did you ever come across anything like this in your historical research?
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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Oct 4, 2010 6:44pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: China > Rider & Weir |
(Maybe Garcia could've given some slide lessons...)
Weir did not want to be a 'lead' player, his role was providing rhythms & filling in spaces & generally being the 'push' of a song. I doubt he ever would've bothered trying to do a solo like Garcia. (He tried to avoid having a similar guitar tone as Garcia, as well.) When he did do a solo, it tended to be jagged in style, with none of the flowing lilt that Garcia could bring. One reviewer said that if Weir had been the Dead's lead guitarist, audiences would have gone home with headaches!
But look at it the other way. Garcia was quite complimentary about Weir's style - he said he was always surprised by Weir's playing, and could never have come up with some of Weir's musical ideas. As far as other guitarists 'rubbing off', he said he couldn't tell where Weir got his style from, as it sounded very original & unique.
Anyway, having dual lead guitarists worked for the Allmans, but it wasn't quite the way the Dead worked....
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Poster: | Diamondhead | Date: | Oct 4, 2010 8:21pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: China > Rider & Weir |